title: Giant breast hematoma requiring blood transfusion: an unusual complication after an echocardiographic study during thrombolytic therapy.
abstract: We report on a patient in whom significant bleeding occurred during thrombolytic therapy. The bleeding occurred after an echocardiographic study, and it resulted in blood transfusion.
authors.affiliation: Heart Institute, Chaim Shebe Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leor
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Livschitz
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Vered
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D013300:Streptokinase